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100 Years Ago
1919 -- Making the trip from Kahului to New York in one month is the record established by the steamer Courageous, which left here April 14. Word has been received of its safe arrival at New York May 5. The steamer carried a large sugar cargo.
75 Years Ago
1944 -- It was mock war at the Office of Civilian Defense drill Tuesday night. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" must have been the motto of one firefighting unit which arrived on the scene a full three minutes before the fire broke out.
50 Years Ago
1969 -- Volunteer interpreters have responded generously to the call for bilingual and multilingual Mauians willing to help the local
Rotary clubs entertain non-English speaking international conventioneers.
25 Years Ago
1994 -- Many of the old pros and cons of extending Kahului Airport's main runway were aired again Wednesday during two public hearings to determine what should be studied in a federal environmental impact statement.
10 Years Ago
2009 -- For years, Golden Palette Art Supply in the Kahului Shopping Center was the only place artists could buy their stuff locally. At the end of this month, the shop will close after 29 years.
* "Looking Back Through The Maui News" is a weekly feature compiled by Jill Engledow.